April 1985 came at a fascinating time in the world of pop music, and these five albums were released 40 years ago this month.

Prince was a multi-talented, genre-bending music master, whose vocal and musical prowess knew no bounds over a long, varied ...

With Buck and his fellow R.E.M. bandmates Mike Mills and Bill Berry alongside musician Bryan Cook, the quintet recorded a few demos and went on to play a one-off gig with Michael Stipe. But things ...